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Banderillas with Firecrackers
Banderillas with Firecrackers
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Banderillas with Firecrackers

Artist (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Date1816
Mediumetching and aquatint on cream laid paper
Dimensionsplate: 24.5 × 35.3 cm (9 5/8 × 13 7/8 in.)
sheet: 31.5 × 44.5 cm (12 3/8 × 17 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineSarah C. Garver Fund
Object number1965.47
Label TextSometimes when a bull remains unresponsive to the banderillas, a cry of “Fuego! Fuego!” rises up from the crowd. The banderilleros attach firecrackers to their lances before piercing the bull’s shoulders. The explosions startle the bull and work it into a defensive frenzy for an unlucky matador. To suggest the smoke and heat from the fireworks Goya used an intaglio technique known as open-bite. He brushed etching acid directly onto the surface of the plate, which eroded shallow smoky patterns into the printing surface as it transformed copper molecules into gas.ProvenanceCraddock and Barnard, London, UK
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Francisco de Goya
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Francisco de Goya
1816
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Francisco de Goya
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Francisco de Goya
1816
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Francisco de Goya
1816
Image Not Available for The Unlucky Death of Pepe Illo in the Ring at Madrid (La desgraciada muerte de Pepe Illo en la plaza de Madrid) (plate 33)
The Unlucky Death of Pepe Illo in the Ring at Madrid (La desgraciada muerte de Pepe Illo en la plaza de Madrid) (plate 33)
Francisco de Goya
1816
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Francisco de Goya
1816
Image Not Available for The Cid Campeador Spearing Another Bull (El Cid Campeador lanceando otro toro) (plate 11)
The Cid Campeador Spearing Another Bull (El Cid Campeador lanceando otro toro) (plate 11)
Francisco de Goya
1816
Image Not Available for Mariano Ceballos, Alias The Indian, Kills the Bull from His Horse (Mariano Ceballos, alias El Indio, mata el toro desde su caballo) (plate 23)
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Francisco de Goya
1816
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Francisco de Goya
1816
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Francisco de Goya
1816
Image Not Available for The Moors Settled in Spain, Giving Up the Superstitions of the Koran, Adopted the Art of Hunting, and Spear a Bull in the Open (Los moros establecidos en España, precindiendo de las supersticiones de su Alcorán, adoptaton esta caza y arte, y lancean un to
The Moors Settled in Spain, Giving Up the Superstitions of the Koran, Adopted the Art of Hunting, and Spear a Bull in the Open (Los moros establecidos en España, precindiendo de las supersticiones de su Alcorán, adoptaton esta caza y arte, y lancean un to
Francisco de Goya
1816